tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post5604724704018138676..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Adventures In Recruiting: Standing Up A CandidateView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-11486077425999561992012-05-15T19:09:17.003-04:002012-05-15T19:09:17.003-04:00Sadly, I'm not sure they cared.
I liked the ...Sadly, I'm not sure they cared. <br /><br />I liked the people, and to be fair, they were very apologetic in the end. But, what concerned me more than anything was the clearly-evident bureaucratic and decision-making inertia. It's simply the nature of their heavy-handed compliance machine slowing down their system. <br /><br />The process was going on for nearly six months. I thought, &Brian Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-5878496286714498852012-05-15T14:35:41.531-04:002012-05-15T14:35:41.531-04:00And I will bet that the company was surprised when...And I will bet that the company was surprised when you withdrew.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-65171348160869012272012-05-15T14:34:22.380-04:002012-05-15T14:34:22.380-04:00I do some corporate lecturing and always remind pe...I do some corporate lecturing and always remind people that they may be the only person someone meets from that company. How they conduct themselves is how the company will be perceived.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-81631563644651608162012-05-15T14:33:23.250-04:002012-05-15T14:33:23.250-04:00Very well said, Beau. But, sadly, you are a rarit...Very well said, Beau. But, sadly, you are a rarity.View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-4983447934277990172012-05-15T14:30:17.596-04:002012-05-15T14:30:17.596-04:00Earlier this year, I was in the final pairing for ...Earlier this year, I was in the final pairing for a global role with a Fortune 50 company based in London. I was advised to be prepared to be flown into London on four separate occasions between December 2011 and March 2012. Each time, something came up, and they kept postponing. I finally withdrew my candidacy, and I've since found new (and better employment.)<br /><br />It's a two-way Brian Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-1057216264286777602012-05-15T13:51:51.073-04:002012-05-15T13:51:51.073-04:00The most galling part of this adventure is the com...The most galling part of this adventure is the company's unwillingness to apologize.<br /><br />Why is that so hard? <br /><br />With seniority comes responsibility, integrity and graciousness.<br /><br />If you make a mistake, man-up, say so, apologize and move on.<br /><br />Beau FraserBeau Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029495381769417107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-90990628792099517372012-05-15T13:46:57.363-04:002012-05-15T13:46:57.363-04:00Great piece, as usual, Paul. Great perspective on...Great piece, as usual, Paul. Great perspective on how everyone within an organization represents that company by their actions. I am sure there are many great people there, but a small few can paint a bad (and possibly false) picture over the entire company. The blame game was horrible. Honesty and apologies (when needed) say more about who you are as a company culture.UnclePopcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374584491416894165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-47324189209966373662012-05-15T12:51:48.458-04:002012-05-15T12:51:48.458-04:00To both Rachels: The truth is that this is a reall...To both Rachels: The truth is that this is a really nice company. I have placed several people there and they are all happy. Unfortunately, the senior executives are too crazed to read their own calendars and neither of them have administrative assistants who keep their schedules. What I love most is rationalizing their rudeness by saying that the candidate was not tough enough to work there View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-45382377582512052002012-05-15T12:16:50.859-04:002012-05-15T12:16:50.859-04:00Great article, and truly dispicable Clients for le...Great article, and truly dispicable Clients for letting that happen. I agree - a simple apology can go a long way. And she's better off not working for a company that doesn't value her time.Rachel Chiavuzzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-84178914247630313032012-05-15T12:11:39.118-04:002012-05-15T12:11:39.118-04:00She is better off. Being forgetful and disorganize...She is better off. Being forgetful and disorganized isn't a great boss to work for but there are work-arounds. Someone who cannot apologize - that's a disaster hanging over your head. Stay as far away as you can.Rachel Gellerhttp://www.liminalresearch.comnoreply@blogger.com